[Judicial Watch] The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) each refused to either confirm or deny the existence of records related to Obama White House Ukrainian intelligence holdover Eric Ciaramella who is also charged with being the whistleblower at the heart of the Democrats’ recent impeachment proceedings kicked off last fall.
Judicial Watch received two letters from the top government agencies that were sent in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits filed in December. Judicial Watch reports that both the CIA and DOJ failed to provide communications between Ciaramella and former deep-state FBI operatives Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, or former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe. The group also requested communications records between Ciaramella and the Special Counsel’s Office.
"The CIA can neither confirm or deny the existence or nonexistence of records responsive to the requests," the CIA wrote in a letter to Judicial Watch.
#2
One man can declassify any and all of it. Would be interesting to see what happens in both Deep State offices. Should be hand walked through. Me, I'd send armed Marines (who are not subject to Posse Comitatus as it is specifically directed at the Army not the Navy, which has something to do about using the Army during Reconstruction to enforce the law.)
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Of course the records exist, otherwise they'd say they didn't exist.
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Did Ciaramella have one of those fake jobs like George Constanza from Seinfeld? He just showed up with a briefcase and everyone thought he was an employee.
[ To Bee or not to Bee?]
[DailyWire] Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden embraced far-left anti-gun extremist Robert Francis O’Rourke during a rally on Monday night in Texas, declaring that the failed Senate and presidential candidate was going to lead Biden’s anti-Second Amendment efforts and Hillary for Head of Cybersecurity; Stallwell for Head of EPA, Noxious Gasses Division - any others?
[Reuters] Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey delivered an emotional apology on behalf of her husband on Monday, hours after he pointed a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters gathered outside the couple’s home and threatened to shoot them.
The confrontation, captured on videotape by the activists, came a day before Lacey, the county’s first African-American top prosecutor, faces off against two challengers in the Democratic primary. Black Lives Matter believes she has been too lenient on police officers in excessive-force cases.
"My husband, I spoke to him just before I came here. His response was in fear and now that he realizes what happened, he wanted me to say to the protesters, the person that he showed the gun to, that he was sorry," Lacey, 63, told a morning news conference.
"He’s profoundly sorry. He meant no one any harm. It was just him and I in that house and we really didn’t know what was about to happen," Lacey said of her husband, David.
#5
If Black Lives Matter, they have a damn big job in their own community. Quit blaming others for the massive amount of black on black violence and death.
#9
It was bigger than a G42, but not a Desert Eagle.
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I think the state law is that you cannot shoot an intruder unless he (or she) is inside your home. So homeboy might have overreacted and this incident took place the day before an election so BLM timed it well. You could say he played right into their hand but I wouldn't let it keep me from voting for his wife.
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And, yes, it is a big frickin' gun. I'm no weapons expert but if he pointed that thing at me I'd raise both hands and slowly back away.
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BLM were up at 5:30? Something doesn't smell right with that.
#14
Now see, if they'd been in Texas and standing in his yard, not on sidewalk, welp, that's all she wrote. He didn't know them, it was dark, they were on his property. Requirements for lethal force met.
[FOXNEWS] A federal judge Monday granted a request from conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch to have former Secretary of State Crooked Hillary Clinton ...former first lady, former secretary of state, former presidential candidate, Conqueror of Benghazi, Heroine of Tuzla, formerly described by her supporters as the smartest woman in the world, usually described by the rest of us as The Thing That Wouldn't Go Away... sit for a sworn deposition to answer questions about her use of a private email server to conduct government business.
Clinton has argued that she has already answered questions about this and should not have to do so again -- the matter did not result in any charges for the then-presidential candidate in 2016 after a high-profile investigation -- but D.C. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth said in his ruling that her past responses left much to be desired.
"As extensive as the existing record is, it does not sufficiently explain Secretary Clinton’s state of mind when she decided it would be an acceptable practice to set up and use a private server to conduct State Department business," Lamberth said.
The judge went on to recognize that while Clinton responded to written questions in a separate case, "those responses were either incomplete, unhelpful, or cursory at best. Simply put her responses left many more questions than answers." Lamberth said that using written questions this time "will only muddle any understanding of Secretary Clinton’s state of mind and fail to capture the full picture, thus delaying the final disposition of this case even further."
Lamberth even gave some examples of lingering questions about Clinton's emails, such as how did she come to believe that her private emails would be preserved under normal State Department processes, who told her this and when, at what point did she learn department records management officials did not know about the server, "[a]nd why did she think that using a private server to conduct State Department business was permissible under the law in the first place?"
Make a great VP for Biden, neither can recall a life experience. When did they know and when did they forget? Alzheimers is a painful thing to watch in public. (do I need to put a /sarc on that?)
#4
Hillary will probably have memory problems, take the 5th, say she was busy planning Chelsea's wedding or doing yogo.
Maybe Cheryl Mills, Paul Combetta (who was involved in deleting Clinton's emails), as well as Brett Gittleson and Yvette Jacks will know something. Maybe one of them will roll over on Hildo. The options are not good: tell the truth and get a break vs. Epstein solution or Ft. Marcy Park. Strong incentive to lie and survive. Prisoner's dilemma?
#5
Theater, I fear, but at least it's not Trump on the center stage - or in the center ring (of the circus).
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It doesn't matter if they remember, cause ignorance of the law is no excuse. They had an illegal server, they go to jail. Anyone who impedes or obfuscated this attempting to bury it should also go to jail.
#1
Can we question their patriotism yet? Wanting to kill millions of Americans... Just starting at a Maga rally wouldn't keep the infection to Trump fans, this is vile and stupid and her voters should toss her out as quickly as possible.
[NBCNews] Chris Matthews, one of the longest-tenured voices at MSNBC, announced his retirement during Monday’s night’s airing of his talk show, "Hardball." The thrill up the leg is gone
Matthews, 74, said he and MSNBC had mutually agreed to part ways. The decision followed a series of events that resulted in criticism of the host’s statements about Bernie Sanders, African-American lawmakers, and comments he had made to female journalists and coworkers.
"I’m retiring," Matthews said. "This is the last ’Hardball’ on MSNBC."
Matthews was due to retire in the near future with the events of the past week playing a factor in the timing of the move, an MSNBC spokesperson said.
Matthews, a former speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter, has hosted "Hardball" on MSNBC since 1999 and remained a centrist voice
...y’all forgot the scare quotes around centrist, O NBC journalist...
on the cable news channel’s prime-time programming, which often features commentary that is further to the left.
NBCUniversal is the parent company of MSNBC and NBC News.
We had three submissions for this story. Charger commented:
The party line is an ever-moving target, comrades.
Guess he'll be spending more time with his pool boy, I mean gerbil.
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BREAKING: Chris Matthews says he's retiring from MSNBC, apologizes for comments he's made about women. https://t.co/43P3LDNpeK
#1
MSM can't pay huge salaries any more for these premadonnas like they used to be able to pay. I suspect they are looking for any excuse to cut costs these days.
#4
RE: #1 - The MSM has money for football. Check out the fight over Tony Romo.
CBS retained high-profile NFL announcer Tony Romo this offseason, holding off advances from ESPN before reportedly signing him to a 10-year, $180 million contract. But the network reportedly was hedging its bets by pursuing another former quarterback, Peyton Manning, to pair with Jim Nantz. Link
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Well Romo's a class act (Manning too) and sports does pay the freight. Unlikely either of those guys will generate bad press for the network.
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#6
Back around 2000 I used to think Mathews was alright. I read his book and he was obviously liberal but not frothingly so. He hid it well. A lot of them did back then.
Then after election 2000 he didn't try to hide it anymore and he showed his colors as a vile petty little man. I'm glad the left eats their own.
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[Judicial Watch] The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) each refused to either confirm or deny the existence of records related to Obama White House Ukrainian intelligence holdover Eric Ciaramella who is also charged with being the whistleblower at the heart of the Democrats’ recent impeachment proceedings kicked off last fall.
[Reuters] Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey delivered an emotional apology on behalf of her husband on Monday, hours after he pointed a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters gathered outside the couple’s home and threatened to shoot them.
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